The Facts

Here are responses to some of the issues Dateline NBC touched on in its program. In addition to "official" corporate responses, we've included media clip interviews from some of our experts that respond to what critics have said.

The Quixtar business

Quixtar and its sister companies

The business plan

Earnings and success

Earnings representations

Taxes and independent business ownership

Quixtar & consumer protection

Member of the Direct Selling Association

Rules of Conduct

Politics, religion, and The Right to Differ

Dispute resolution process

Independent Business Owners (IBOs)

IBO organizations

IBOs on Dateline

Former IBOs on Dateline

Business Critics

Training & support materials

Role in business

Value and income

Quixtar & consumer protection